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University Hosts Conference for Undergraduate Women in Physics
More than 100 undergraduate women in physics—some from as far away as the University of Maine and Rutgers University—recently converged on campus to discuss their changing role in the field. In January, Syracuse University was one of nine institutions to…
Gravitational Waves Discovery, New Carnegie Classification Underscore Research Excellence at Syracuse
From all over campus to all around the world, a momentous discovery in the world of physics was made known Thursday.
“We have just taken our first look at the Universe in a completely new way”
Syracuse, NY… Scientists in the Department of Physics at Syracuse University have been instrumental in the discovery of gravitational waves, confirming a major prediction of Albert Einstein’s 1915 general theory of relativity. They include Peter Saulson, the Martin A. Pomerantz…
Gravitational Waves Detected 100 Years after Einstein’s Prediction
LIGO Opens New Window on the Universe with Observation of Gravitational Waves from Colliding Black Holes
Harvard Professor Shane Greenstein to Speak on Internet Commercialization
School of Information Studies (iSchool) faculty member Lee McKnight has invited Harvard Business School professor Shane Greenstein to the iSchool to speak on his new Princeton University Press book, “How the Internet Became Commercial. Innovation, Privatization, and the Birth of…
Students, Faculty, Staff Invited to Participate in Climate Assessment Survey
The Syracuse University Climate Assessment Survey is now under way and continues through March 11. All students, faculty and staff are encouraged to take the survey in its convenient online format or in a paper-and-pencil version available at the information…
Nominees Sought for Judith Seinfeld Distinguished Fellows Faculty Award
The Office of the Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs has issued a call to academic deans and department heads to submit faculty nominations for the Judith Seinfeld Distinguished Fellows Award. The award, which carries a $10,000 restriction-free grant for honorees,…
Electronic Media Communications Receives Emmy Nomination
For the fourth consecutive year, the University’s Office of Electronic Media Communications has received an Emmy nomination from the New York State chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS). “Remembering David Carr,” a documentary honoring the…
Feminist Scholar Awarded Guest Professorship in Germany
A professor in the College of Arts and Sciences has returned from a prestigious appointment at Goethe University (GU) in Frankfurt, Germany. Chandra Talpade Mohanty—Distinguished Professor and chair of women’s & gender studies (WGS), as well as Dean’s Professor of…
La Casita Presents Annual ‘Music of the Heart’ Concert Feb. 13
In anticipation of Valentine’s Day, La Casita Cultural Center in the College of Arts and Sciences is presenting its third annual Música del Corazón (“Music of the Heart”) concert. FourteGuitar, a classical quartet from San Juan, Puerto Rico, will be…